FICHA · MANJARO

rtkit

Realtime Policy and Watchdog Daemon

  • Service
  • SERVICE
  • System
  • Launchable
  • Background service
official+codex · reviewed · May 29, 2026 description in en

Description

Manages limited realtime scheduling permissions for user processes through a policy and watchdog daemon. It is useful for desktop audio and multimedia applications that need realtime priority without giving broad privileges to every program.

Realtime permissions can affect system responsiveness if misused. Keep policies restricted and monitor applications that request realtime priority.

How to run

rtkit-daemon

Permissions

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